What Is The Seventh Habit Of Synergy

The seventh habit in Stepen Covey’s book is synergy. I did not know what synergy was before I read this book. The only place I have heard of synergy was occasionally by Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock and I always assumed it was a strange corporate buzzword. After reading the book I have learned a lot about how this process can greatly improve teamwork and relationships. Covey (1998) does a great job summarizing this habit in the book, “Simply defined, it means that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It means that the relationship which the parts have to each other is a part in and of itself. It is not only a part, but the most catalytic, the most empowering, the most unifying, and the most exciting part” (pg. 262)
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The synergistic position of high trust produces solutions better than any originally proposed, and all parties know it. Furthermore, they genuinely enjoy the creative enterprise. A miniculture is formed to satisfy in and of itself. Even if it is short lived, the P/PC balance is there” (page
Bringing together people with different backgrounds and abilities will give you better solutions. According to Chowney (2016) “Valuing differences is what really drives synergy. Do you truly value the mental, emotional, and psychological differences among people? Or do you wish everyone would just agree with you so you could all get along? Many people mistake uniformity for unity; sameness for oneness. One word--boring! Differences should be seen as strengths, not weaknesses. They add zest to life” (para 4)
Practicing all of the other habits can greatly help your ability to synergize. If you aren’t being proactive you will miss many opportunities to create synergy. If you don’t communicate well with others or understand them you won’t ever experience synergy. Synergy brings together other habits and uses them to create better ideas.
I believe that trying to use synergy in my own life would be advantageous to me. I’m not very outgoing and I don’t trust people very easily. Synergy allows you to open up and be creative with much better results than what you could accomplish on your own or in normal communication. Salinas says “Synergy is the most effective work activity of two or more individuals in an effort to produce a greater more efficient result than the sum of separate work efforts!” (Slide